Where did you surf today?

lom started the topic in Wednesday, 23 Feb 2011 at 11:22 am

A Realsurf staple-( sorry Priddes for the plagarism)
No surf today but off to Vicco tomorrow for the weekend so heres hoping!

Supafreak Friday, 19 May 2023 at 10:46 am new

Oh that’s not too bad , were you the only one out ?

udo Friday, 19 May 2023 at 10:52 am new

Bar cam pic of that place looks filthy

Island Bay Friday, 19 May 2023 at 10:59 am new

5 skis doing stepoffs :-(
Only paddler, and I outlasted them, so had it to myself early and late

Supafreak Friday, 19 May 2023 at 11:27 am new

Good effort , ski’s probably ran low on fuel , hope they gave you right of way .

Island Bay Friday, 19 May 2023 at 11:37 am new

Yeah, nah. Some very greedy pigs out. Moved to a slightly wider peak and was mostly left unmolested.

goofyfoot Friday, 19 May 2023 at 11:39 am new

Skis would have to be my biggest turn off regarding anything to do with surfing. Horrendous fkn things

Craig Friday, 19 May 2023 at 11:56 am new

Yeah IB, thought that'd be on yesty, how good, besides the skis :(

Island Bay Friday, 19 May 2023 at 12:33 pm new

Didn't come close to ruining it. Very stoked.

Craig Friday, 19 May 2023 at 12:49 pm new

That's great to hear!

simba Friday, 19 May 2023 at 01:27 pm new

IB photos look sorta ok .....said no one....... its pumping .........shit epic conditions ....long paddle by the looks

velocityjohnno Friday, 19 May 2023 at 01:39 pm new

Unreal lineup there IB

poo-man Friday, 19 May 2023 at 08:44 pm new

Wow IB you're amazing doing that all by yourself. I surfed early before the wind got into it but perfect angle for the rights ay? Well done

southernraw Friday, 19 May 2023 at 09:37 pm new

Love your work I.B.
Look at those thick lines of swell.
Frothing!!

Standingleft Saturday, 20 May 2023 at 12:20 am new

Perfection IB

philosurphizin… Thursday, 15 Jun 2023 at 10:02 am new

Here
https://i.ibb.co/fHtMx0j/kellys-wavepool-abu-dhabi.png

stunet Thursday, 22 Jun 2023 at 04:29 pm new

If I could, here's where I'd be surfing:

Ten foot ENE for days on a coast with enough indentations to escape the wind, then a few days grace before a ten foot SW swell.

Island Bay Monday, 20 Nov 2023 at 07:03 pm new

https://i.imgur.com/dIaznKg.jpg

poo-man Monday, 20 Nov 2023 at 08:52 pm new

Did you get a few IB? I didn't quite think it was epic but pretty close. Really strong and fast moving swell. Had my board ripped out of my hands twice on duck dives tonight!

Island Bay Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 at 03:43 am new

Very powerful, aye!
Got smoked at Outsides and washed all the way into the Valley.
Very very good, at least :-)

poo-man Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 at 04:05 am new

And very very good again this morning. I'll have to flag much work stuff today me thinks

Craig Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 at 05:50 am new

Nice lads, swell from the bombing low eh?! How big?

udo Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 at 08:04 am new

What were you Riding I.B. ?

Island Bay Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 at 08:19 am new

poo-man wrote:

And very very good again this morning. I'll have to flag much work stuff today me thinks

DId you get out this morning, poo? Outsides very good, though nothing like yesterday. Still some really powerful sets.

Udo, I was on a 6'9 Ray Findlay yesterday, 6'10 Desert Storm today. One fella I surfed with this morning was on a 10'0 Padillac yesterday!!!

seeds Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 at 09:00 pm new

Posted this elsewhere but will again here so young fella can see himself on SN.
Joe up north on Sunday
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basesix Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 at 09:26 pm new

set 'em up Joe!

seeds Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023 at 09:38 pm new

Jasper stoke for our wave starved northern mates.

soggydog Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 10:52 am new

seeds wrote:

Posted this elsewhere but will again here so young fella can see himself on SN.

Joe up north on Sunday

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Yew!

Pop Down Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 11:20 am new

Great work Seeds and fantastic shot .

Please keep posting away .

Perhaps , a possible new Thread ?

pss Mackay ??? Oh My Stars !!! There is NOT supposed to be ANY surf popping UP there ( except with Cyclones ) I thought !!!

My kids ( or anyone's kids :) Surfing !

ps

Have 2 daughter's and one ( thinks ) surfs .

An artistic type ( not like Me , and at Uni ) and does more thinking about surfing than doing atm .

Unfortunately , like me atm , so I will not be posting anything to contribute ( some will be happy :) to this possible thread .

pss , Sorry I am slow .

Joe can now say this " I remember the DAY I snapped a board at ......" and people will say back ....

"No fn way , are U for Real !!! "

seeds Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 11:04 am new

Cheers Pop it’s a mates son in Mackay. Photo by said mate.
Hey Soggy this must have been all time up there.
Joe snapped his board that day. How often would that happen up there

philosurphizin… Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 01:00 pm new
zenagain Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 01:33 pm new

I wonder if the people signing the petition have ever walked into a supermarket or bank?

seeds Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 01:37 pm new

Or just about anywhere on the street Zen.
Invasion of privacy with the surf cam? You can’t tell who’s who so who’s privacy? As you point out it’s the cameras everywhere else that can identify you.

udo Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 01:40 pm new
seeds Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 01:42 pm new

Yes

udo Wednesday, 13 Dec 2023 at 01:59 pm new

You would think these two would have a better Grasp of it ...
https://blogs.deakin.edu.au/criminology/surfveillance-swellnets-surfcam…
And dosent every SLSC around the Country have Beach Cameras ...and some that Pan ?

https://uminaslsc.org.au/surfcam2/

surfing-cronulla Thursday, 11 Jan 2024 at 07:31 pm new

Ohh no!
"The camera could lead to overcrowding and cause safety issues." says just about everybody at popular surf spots on the planet these days.
And no. Not much surf here ... check the Cronulla webcams.

philosurphizingkerching wrote:

Not here.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-13/controversial-surf-camera-winki-…

southernraw Thursday, 11 Jan 2024 at 07:38 pm new

seeds wrote:

Or just about anywhere on the street Zen.

Invasion of privacy with the surf cam? You can’t tell who’s who so who’s privacy? As you point out it’s the cameras everywhere else that can identify you.

Thats bloody baz with the crook arm swinging wildly....and there's Terry with the bogged cutback. hehe. etc etc.
I don't think so.
It's a terrible argument.

Supafreak Tuesday, 6 Feb 2024 at 04:28 pm new

Waves too big according to surfer.com https://www.surfer.com/trending-news/waves-too-big-world-surf-league-ca…. Geez the WSL are on fire this year with firstly nazare and now this fiasco .

Island Bay Tuesday, 6 Feb 2024 at 05:13 pm new

Surfed my local, and it was bloody unreal.

Managed to sneak off an hour early from work, and had 3 hour window. Surfed myself silly.

Island Bay Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 07:15 pm new

Photo from last Tuesday's session:

https://i.imgur.com/ksSOU6N.jpeg

zenagain Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 07:19 pm new

Solid.

Beautiful colours.

Bet it was hard work but rewarding.

Island Bay Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 07:21 pm new

Very long paddles and some thumpings. So so worth it.

goofyfoot Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 07:45 pm new

Oh man that looks fun Ib. What board were you on?

lostdoggy Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 07:51 pm new

Pumping!
Looks like steamer, hood and boots though?
Be toasty.

Supafreak Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 07:56 pm new

Beautiful conditions that would make up for the cool factor . Nice size crowd and can see why you were frothing like a grommet .

Island Bay Saturday, 10 Feb 2024 at 08:05 pm new

Very weird with the steamers. Most were in boardies or spring suits. Water is 23deg.

And 6’10 DS for me.

Craig Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024 at 08:07 am new

IB, wow! Cooking.

arcadia Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 11:25 am new

Zen, How has the surf been up in Ibaragi this winter?

zenagain Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 03:02 pm new

Good mate. Lots of waves.

Todav is 6ft + and howling offshore. The only spot really handling today is doing a good improv of backdoor. Bit much for me.

Sent Craig a vid from this morning, he can vouch for it.

Got a good powder day Tengendai kogen in Yamagata on Tuesday.

If Craig wants to put the vid up he can- I don't know how to.

Roadkill Thursday, 21 Mar 2024 at 03:39 pm new

zenagain wrote:

Good mate. Lots of waves.

Todav is 6ft + and howling offshore. The only spot really handling today is doing a good improv of backdoor. Bit much for me.

Sent Craig a vid from this morning, he can vouch for it.

Got a good powder day Tengendai kogen in Yamagata on Tuesday.

If Craig wants to put the vid up he can- I don't know how to.

"Got a good powder day Tengendai kogen in Yamagata on Tuesday"

heaven on earth